Brian Fallon has announced his upcoming third solo album, Local Honey. It arrives on March 27th via his label Lesser Known Records in partnership with distributor Thirty Tigers. The LP is available for pre-order and includes a download of lead single, “You Have Stolen My Heart.” “And now if you …
Read More »9-Year-Old Drummer Rocks Out to Nirvana's 'In Bloom' on 'Ellen'
Ellen Degeneres often brings talented kids onto her show to introduce them to a wider audience — you can thank her for Mason Ramsey’s sudden success — and it’s pretty amazing to see children who can play musical instruments better than most adults. On Monday, Ellen invited 9-year-old drummer Nandi …
Read More »Teyana Taylor Compares Her Family to the Obamas on 'We Got Love'
Teyana Taylor has dropped her long-teased song “We Got Love.” It will appear on her upcoming project The Album, slated for early 2020. On the track, Taylor sing-raps about positivity and making the most of life. The first verse recalls the birth of her daughter and celebrates her “black love …
Read More »With a New Self-Titled Album, the Who Have Made Classic Rock Comfort Food
The first Who album in 13 years opens with a perfectly cynical Pete Townshend lyric: “I don’t care/I know you’re gonna hate this song.” But it’s kind of hard to hate something that feels so familiar. Roger Daltrey sings the lyric and the ones that follow, claiming the song isn’t …
Read More »Amazon Studios Announces Upcoming Mary J. Blige Documentary
Amazon Studios and Entertainment One announced that they are currently in production on an untitled Mary J. Blige documentary. The film is being directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Vanessa Roth and executive produced by Blige and Sean Combs. The film follows Blige as she is set to perform her sophomore albumMy …
Read More »Khruangbin, Leon Bridges Preview Joint EP With Twangy Song
Houston funk-soul trio Khruangbin have teamed up with fellow Texan Leon Bridges for Texas Sun, a forthcoming four-song EP due in February 7th. The collaborative EP began during Bridges’ 2018 North American tour with the retro instrumental band, beginning with a one-off track that ended up yielding an entire EP’s …
Read More »Jason Aldean, Jimmy Fallon Go Hard in 'Hometown Bar' Skit
Jason Aldean and Jimmy Fallon celebrate November’s most overindulgent holiday —not Thanksgiving, but the evening before — in a Tonight Show musical skit titled “Hometown Bar.” The drinking-night-out tradition is an annual walk down memory lane for anyone who returns home for Thanksgiving, but not all the ghosts encountered are …
Read More »Todd Rundgren, Ex-Hawkwind Bassist Cover Post Malone's 'Circles'
Bassist Alan Davey joined space rockers Hawkwind in 1984 — more than a decade before Post Malone was born — but he felt such a kinship with the pop star’s Number One hit “Circles” that he decided to redo it with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominee Todd Rundgren. …
Read More »Hear Courtney Love's New Song 'Mother' From 'The Turning' Soundtrack
Courtney Love contributes the new song “Mother” to the soundtrack for The Turning, curated by Lawrence Rothman and director Floria Sigismondi. Tracks by Mitski, Kim Gordon, Soccer Mommy, the Kills’ Alison Mosshart, Kali Uchis, Cherry Glazerr and Warpaint also feature on the companion album for the upcoming big screen adaptation …
Read More »Drive-By Truckers Preview New Album With Bracing 'Armageddon's Back in Town'
Drive-By Truckers stare down the end of the world on their new song, “Armageddon’s Back in Town,” the first offering from their upcoming LP, The Unraveling, out January 31st via ATO Records. “Armageddon’s Back in Town” is a ramshackle rocker, which is described in a statement as a “whirlwind joyride …
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